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Suddenly, UBS and McCann have 'mo
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2012
Suddenly, UBS and McCann have 'mo

Turnaround at UBS Wealth Management Americas in progress; 'seemed lost a few years ago'

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAR 15, 2012
McCann, rising at UBS, gets plum job

UBS AG appears to be making good on its pledge to sharpen its focus on wealth management and rein in its investment banking operations.

By Andrew Osterland
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2012
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid

Insurer mulling raising fees and cutting benefits on popular product; low interest rates to blame

By Darla Mercado
UBS leaking oil, but wealth management staging 'impressive turnaround': McCann
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2012
UBS leaking oil, but wealth management staging 'impressive turnaround': McCann

By Andrew Osterland
Seven years later, plaintiffs win 'Round 7' in Merrill bias suit
WIREHOUSES MAR 14, 2012
Seven years later, plaintiffs win 'Round 7' in Merrill bias suit

Class action discrimination suit looks set to go to trial after latest court ruling

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2012
Social Security meets a brave new world

Supreme court considers request for Social Security survivor benefits for twins born 18 months after father's death.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2012
Lincoln to hit some RIAs with up to $20K in new fees

Lincoln Investment Planning Inc., a fast growing independent broker-dealer, is hitting its reps and advisers who run their own RIAs with a new, annual supervision and compliance fee of up to $20,000.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Best performer of the next decade? Here's what advisers think

Over the last decade, advisers and their clients have seen it all - recessions, rallies, record-setting intra-day swings (both ways) and, at times, unprecedented correlations across asset classes.

By Mark Bruno
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2012
What's next for the bull?

By Jeffrey Kleintop
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Editorial: A call for sunlight - with protections

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2012
Wandering herd: Merrill losing top advisers

By John Goff
Wilbur Ross, other billionaires on board with this hot investment
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Wilbur Ross, other billionaires on board with this hot investment

Suddenly, buying oil tankers is all the rage among super-wealthy; 'the smart money'

By John Goff
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Low rates pressure financial adviser income

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2012
Goldman snaps up fixed-income shop

By Bloomberg
Fed's low interest rates could lower interest in annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2012
Fed's low interest rates could lower interest in annuities

Extension of cheap money policy seen boosting annuity costs, reducing benefits and commissions

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 14, 2012
Goldman: BRICs are hitting the wall

By Bloomberg
VA sales reach record levels, but have they topped out?
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2012
VA sales reach record levels, but have they topped out?

In the third-quarter, variable annuity sales surged, thanks in large part to MetLife Inc. But the jury is out on how the major insurers' decision to pare back offerings might affect overall VA sales.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2012
Jeffrey Saut: Is this a new secular bull market?

By Jeffrey D. Saut
Mix masters? Advisers getting better at optimizing client rosters
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2012
Mix masters? Advisers getting better at optimizing client rosters

AUM down in 2011, but production up; 'focusing more on their larger accounts'

By Andrew Osterland
Lawyer who spotted broker fraud rewarded with SEC ordeal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 13, 2012
Lawyer who spotted broker fraud rewarded with SEC ordeal

Lawyer who spotted broker fraud rewarded with five-year probe by regulators who said he failed as a supervisor

By Doug Cubberley